René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture
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René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture

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In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture. Creative and critical engagement with Girard’s theory enables the contributors to offer fresh and exciting interpretations of movies (The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, Star Wars), television (Hoarders, Cobra Kai), classical literature and graphic novels, and issues ranging from anorexia to social media. The result is a volume that establishes Girard as an innovative interpreter of culture and shows him as an invaluable guide for theologically reflecting on desire, violence, redemption, and forgiveness. Written in fresh and lively prose, the contributors demonstrate not only that Girard provides a powerful lens through which to view culture but also—and more provocatively—challenge readers to consider what popular culture reveals about them. Readers looking for an accessible introduction to mimetic theory and exploring its theological application will find this a welcome resource.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them: Tina Fey’s Interrogation of Teen Comedy Brian Bajek Chapter 2: Star Wars: Between Myth and Gospel Erik Buys Chapter 3: Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens John C. McDowell Chapter 4: Girard’s Lasso of Truth: Wonder Woman and the Overcoming of Satan Stephanie Perdew Chapter 5: Those Who Have Eyes to See: The Divine Origins of the Modern Plot Twist Jordan Almanzar Chapter 6: Gazing into a Mirror: Watching Hoarders with Girard Ryan G. Duns Chapter 7: From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption: The 100 and Mimetic Theory Paolo Diego Bubbio Chapter 8: Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai Ryan Smock Chapter 9: The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge: Sons of Anarchy and Girard George A. Dunn Chapter 10: Exorcising Blame Through A Contract with God: A Girardian Analysis of Will Eisner’s Graphic Novel Daniel DeForest London Chapter 11: Unmasking the Theological Shell: A Girardian Reading of Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars Matthew Brake Chapter 12: From Autonomy to Annihilation: The Monstrous Truth of the Romantic Lie Robert Grant Price Chapter 13: Subtweeting in the End Times: Social Media and the Escalation to Extremes Justin Lee Chapter 14: Starving for Beauty: On Anorexia and Mimetic Desire Anna Scanlon Chapter 15: From #MeToo to #WeToo: Mimetic Ecclesiology and the Possibility of Structural Reform T. Derrick Witherington


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781978710085
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 612 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1978710089
  • Publisher Date: 10 Aug 2021
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 266
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Width: 162 mm


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